Semiconductor device having a wiring layer including a TISI2, film of the C49 or C54 structure

ABSTRACT

A gate electrode is made up of a polycrystalline silicon film containing phosphorous as a dopant for determining its conductivity type, a titanium silicide film of the C54 structure, and a tungsten silicide film all of which films are laid one on another in said order.

This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/589,941filed Jan. 23, 1996, now abandoned.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a semiconductor device which can prevent adopant contained in a non-single-crystal silicon film for determiningits conductivity type from diffusing into a metal silicide film, andtherefore has improved device characteristics. The invention alsorelates to a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device.

2. Description of the Related Art

FIG. 17 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of a firstconventional semiconductor device, which is an NMOS transistor. In thedrawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a semiconductor substrate; 2, adevice isolation oxide film formed on the semiconductor substrate 1; 3,source/drain regions formed in an active region surrounded by the deviceisolation oxide film 2 of the semiconductor substrate 1; 4, a gate oxidefilm formed on the semiconductor substrate 1; and 5, a gate electrodeformed on the gate oxide film 4. The gate electrode 5 is made up of apolycrystalline silicon film 6 doped with a dopant, e.g., phosphorous,for determining its conductivity type, a titanium silicide film 7, and atungsten silicide film which are stacked in the above order.

A method of manufacturing the NMOS transistor of the first prior arthaving the above-described construction will now be described inconjunction with FIGS. 18A and 18B. To begin with, the device isolationoxide film 2 is formed on the semiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOSmethod. Next, the gate oxide film 4 having a thickness of 60 Å is formedby oxidizing the top surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 by, forexample, thermal oxidation. Then, a polycrystalline silicon film 6 thatis doped with phosphorous at a dose of 5×10²⁰ /cm² as a dopant fordetermining its conductivity type is formed at a thickness of, forexample, 800 Å by CVD. A titanium silicide film 7 is then formed on thepolycrystalline film 6 at a thickness of, for example, 150 Å bysputtering. This is followed by formation of a tungsten silicide film 8at a thickness of, for example, 800 Å by sputtering (FIG. 18A).

Thereafter, the gate electrode 5 is formed by etching a desired area ofthe tungsten silicide film 8, the titanium silicide film 7, and thepolycrystalline silicon film 6 by use of a photolithography technique(FIG. 18B). LDD layers are then formed by implanting, e.g., arsenic ionsinto the semiconductor substrate 1 being tilted at an angle of, e.g.,about 40° under the conditions of, e.g., 30 keV and 40×10¹³ /cm².Side-wall oxide films 9 are formed by depositing a silicon oxide film ata thickness of 800 Å by, e.g., CVD, and etching back the thus-formedsilicon oxide film. The source/drain regions 3 are formed by implanting,e.g., arsenic ions, into the semiconductor substrate 1 under theconditions of 50 keV and 40×10¹⁵ /cm². An NMOS transistor is completedby subjecting the substrate to a heat treatment of, e.g., 800° C. and 60minutes (FIG.17).

FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of a secondconventional semiconductor device, which is a DRAM cell. In the drawing,the same reference numerals are given to the corresponding elements ofthe first conventional semiconductor device, and the explanation thereofwill be omitted here for brevity. Reference numeral 10 denotes diffusionlayers formed in an active region surrounded by a device isolation oxidefilm 2 of a semiconductor substrate 1; 11, word lines formed on thesemiconductor substrate 1; 12, a first interlayer insulation film soformed as to cover the word line 11; 13, a first contact hole formedthrough the first interlayer insulation film 12 to the top surface ofthe diffusion layer 10; and 14, a bit line so formed as to fill thefirst contact hole 13. The bit line 14 is made up of a polycrystallinesilicon film 15 doped with a dopant, e.g., phosphorous, for determiningits conductivity type, a titanium silicide film 16, and a tungstensilicide film 17 which are stacked in the above order.

Numeral 18 denotes a second interlayer insulation film so formed as tocover the bit line 14; 19, second contact holes formed through the firstand second interlayer insulation films 12 and 18 to the top surface ofthe diffusion layer 10; and 20, capacitors so formed as t o fill therespective second contact holes 19. Each capacitor 20 is made up of astorage node 21, a capacitor insulation film 22, and a cell plate 23which are stacked in this order.

A method of manufacturing the DRAM cell of the second prior art havingthe above-mentioned construction will now be described in conjunctionwith FIGS. 20A-20C. First, the device isolation oxide film 2 is formedon the semiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOS method. Then, the wordlines 11 is formed with, e.g., a polycrystalline silicon film. Thediffusion layers 10 are then formed on the semiconductor substrate 1 byimplanting, e.g. , arsenic ions into the semiconductor substrate 1. Afirst interlayer insulation film 12 is deposited at a thickness of 600 Åby, e.g., CVD. The first contact hole 13 is formed by etching a desiredportion of the first interlayer insulation film 12 to the top surface ofthe diffusion layer 10 by photolithography (FIG. 20A).

A polycrystalline silicon film 15 that is doped with a dopant, e.g.,phosphorous, for determining its conductivity type at a dose of 5×10²⁰/cm² is deposited at a thickness of 800 Å by CVD. A titanium silicidefilm 16 is deposited at a thickness of, e.g., 150 Å by sputtering, and atungsten silicide film 17 is deposited at a thickness of e.g., 800 Å bysputtering (FIG. 20B). Subsequently, the bit line 14 is formed byetching prescribed portions of the polycrystalline silicon film 15, thetitanium silicide film 16, and the tungsten silicide film 17 byphotolithography (FIG. 20C).

A second interlayer insulation film 18 is deposited at a thickness of5,000 Å by, e.g., CVD, and the second contact hole 19 is formed byetching a desired portion of the first and second interlayer insulationfilms 12 and 18 to the top surface of the diffusion layer 10 byphotolithography. The storage node 21 is then formed by depositingpolycrystalline silicon that is doped with, e.g., phosphorous and has athickness of 5,000 Å, and patterning the polycrystalline silicon film.The capacitor insulation film 22 is formed on the storage node 21 at athickness of, e.g., 100 Å, and the cell plate 23 comprised of, e.g., apolycrystalline silicon film is formed at a thickness of 1,000 Å,thereby constituting the capacitor 20. As a result, a DRAM cell iscompleted (FIG. 19).

FIG. 21 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of a dualgate CMOS semiconductor of a third prior art. In this drawing, the samereference numerals are given to the corresponding elements of theconventional semiconductor devices set forth above, and the explanationthereof will be omitted here for brevity. Reference numeral 24 denotes aP well formed in an NMOS formation region I of a semiconductor substrate1; 25, an N well formed in a PMOS formation region II of thesemiconductor substrate 1; 26, N-type source/drain regions formed on thesemiconductor substrate 1 in the NMOS formation region I; and 27, P-typesource/drain regions formed on the semiconductor substrate 1 in the PMOSformation region II.

Reference numeral 28 denotes an NMOS gate electrode formed in the NMOSformation region I. The NMOS gate electrode 28 comprises an N-typepolycrystalline silicon film 29 doped with a dopant, e.g., phosphorous,for determining a first conductivity type, a titanium silicide film 7,and a tungsten silicide film 8 which are stacked in the above order.Reference numeral 30 denotes a PMOS gate electrode formed in the PMOSformation region II. This PMOS gate electrode comprises a P-typepolycrystalline silicon film 31 doped with a dopant, e.g., boron, fordetermining a second conductivity type, a titanium silicide film 7, anda tungsten silicide film 8 which are stacked in the above order.

A method of manufacturing the dual gate CMOS of the third prior arthaving the above construction will now be described in conjunction withFIGS. 22A-22C. The device isolation oxide film 2 is formed on thesemiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOS method. The P well 24 is formedby forming an opening in a resist film only in the NMOS formation regionI using photolithography, and implanting, e.g., boron ions, through theopening while changing the implantation energy. The N well 25 is formedby forming an opening in a resist film only in the PMOS formation regionI using photolithography, and implanting, e.g., phosphorous ions,through the opening while changing the implantation energy.Subsequently, the gate oxide film 4 is formed at a thickness of 60 Å byoxidizing the top surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 by, e.g.,thermal oxidation. A polycrystalline silicon film having a thickness of800 Å is then formed on the gate oxide film 4 by using, e.g., CVD. TheN-type polycrystalline silicon film 29 is formed by forming an openingin a resist film only above the P well 24 using photolithography, andimplanting, e.g., arsenic ions into the polycrystalline silicon filmunder the conditions of 50 keV and 4×10¹⁵ /cm². The P-typepolycrystalline silicon film 31 is formed by forming an opening in aresist film only above the N well 25 using photolithography, andimplanting, e.g., boron ions into the polycrystalline silicon film underthe conditions of 10 keV and 4×10¹⁵ /cm² (FIG. 22A).

titanium silicide film 7 having a thickness of, e.g., 150 Å is formed bysputtering. A tungsten silicide film 8 having a thickness of, forexample, 800 Å is also formed by sputtering (FIG. 22B). The NMOS andPMOS gate electrodes 28 and 30 are formed by respectively etchingprescribed portions of the N-type and P-type polycrystalline siliconfilms 29 and 31, the titanium silicide film 7, and the tungsten silicidefilm 8 by photolithography (FIG. 22C).

LDD layers are then formed by implanting, e.g., arsenic ions into the Pwell 24 in the NMOS formation region I under the conditions of 30 keVand 4×10¹³ /cm² while tilting the semiconductor substrate 1 at 40°. Theside-wall oxide films 9 are formed by depositing a silicon oxide film ata thickness of 800 Å by, e.g., CVD, and etching back the silicon oxidefilm. The N-type source/drain regions 26 are then formed by forming anopening in a resist film only in the NMOS formation region I usingphotolithography, and implanting, e.g., arsenic ions through the openingunder the conditions of 50 keV and 4×10¹⁵ /cm². The P-type source/drainregions 27 are formed by forming an opening in a resist film only in thePMOS formation region II using photolithography, and implanting, e.g.,boron ions into through opening under the conditions of 10 keV and4×10¹⁵ /cm². A dual gate CMOS is completed by subjecting the substrateto a heat treatment of, e.g., 800° C. and 60 minutes (FIG. 21).

Because the semiconductor devices of the prior art have the abovedescribed constructions, they have various problems described below. Tobegin with, the dopants for determining the conductivity type containedin the polycrystalline silicon films 6, 15, 29 and 31 are diffused intothe titanium silicide films 7 and 16 and the tungsten silicide films 8and 17 which are formed on the polycrystalline silicon films as a resultof a variety of heating processes carried out after the titaniumsilicide films 7 and 16 and the tungsten silicide films 8 and 17 havebeen formed. Eventually, the concentrations of the dopants in thepolycrystalline silicon films 6, 15, 29 and 31 become low. As a resultof this phenomenon, a depletion layer is formed across each of theinterfaces between the respective gate electrodes 5, 28 and 30 and thegate oxide film 4, whereby the gate capacitance is increased, which inturn results in decreased current drive capability of the device and anincreased threshold voltage. Further, the previously mentionedphenomenon results in an increased resistance of the bit line 14 andprolonged read time.

In the case of the dual gate CMOS, because the NMOS formation region Iand the PMOS formation region II are formed as shown in FIG. 23, thepreviously mentioned phenomenon causes the N-type and P-type dopants,which have entered the titanium silicide film 7 and the tungstensilicide film 8 as a result of heat treatments carried out after theformation of these films, to mix with each other by diffusing. As aresult, if a distance "d" between the NMOS formation region I and thePMOS formation region II is smaller than a desired value, the workfunctions of the gate electrodes 28 and 30 are changed to vary the PMOSand NMOS characteristics. To prevent such variations in thecharacteristics, the distance "d" should be made large. Further, it isnecessary to prevent the NMOS and PMOS characteristics from varying evenif the mutual diffusion of the dopants arise. However, a large distancebetween the two formation regions obstructs miniaturization of thedevice.

native oxide film (not shown) of a few angstrom exists on the topsurface of each of the polycrystalline silicon films 6, 15, 29 and 31.For this reason, the contact resistances between the titanium silicidefilms 7 and 16 and tungsten silicide films 8 and 17 and thepolycrystalline silicon films 6, 15, 2 and 31 are increased. Theincreased contact resistance brings about an increase in the resistancevalue of each of the gate electrodes 5, 28 and 30, which in turn resultsin a drop of an applied voltage. The drop of the applied voltage leadsto a decrease in current drive capability of the transistor. As for thebit line 14, an increased resistance prolongs the read time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been conceived to solve the 10 above describedproblems, and has an object of providing a semiconductor device whichcan improve the device characteristics by controlling the diffusion of adopant for determining the conductivity type of a non-single-crystalsilicon film. The invention is also intended to provide a manufacturingmethod of such a semiconductor device.

A semiconductor device, according to a first aspect of the presentinvention, has a wiring layer comprised of a non-single-crystal siliconfilm containing a dopant for determining its conductivity type, atitanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structure, and a metalsilicide film all of which films are laid one on another in this order.With this configuration, the titanium silicide film of the C49 and/orC54 structure prevents the dopant in the non-single-crystal silicon filmfrom diffusing into the metal silicide film. Therefore, an increase inthe resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from adrop in the dopant concentration of the non-single-crystal silicon filmis suppressed, which enables provision of a semiconductor device with awiring layer having a desired resistance.

A semiconductor device, according to a second aspect of the presentinvention, has a wiring layer comprised of a non-single-crystal siliconfilm containing a dopant for determining its conductivity type, atitanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structure, a titaniumnitride film, and a metal silicide film all of which are laid one onanother in this order. With this configuration, not only the titaniumsilicide film having the C49 and/or C54 structure but also the titaniumnitride film prevents the dopant in the non-single-crystal silicon filmfrom diffusing into the metal silicide film. As a result, an increase inthe resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from adrop in the dopant concentration of the non-single-crystal silicon-filmis further suppressed, which more positively enables provision of asemiconductor device with a wiring layer having a desired resistance.

A semiconductor device according to a third aspect of the presentinvention is characterized in that the wiring layer of the first orsecond aspect constitutes a gate electrode or a bit line. With thisconfiguration, formation of a depletion layer in the gate electrode issuppressed, or an increase in the resistance of the bit line issuppressed. As a result, it becomes possible to provide a semiconductordevice having improved device characteristics.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a dual gate CMOSsemiconductor device comprises, as gate electrodes, the wiring layers ofthe first or second aspect which respectively contain a first dopant fordetermining a first conductivity type and a second dopant fordetermining a second conductivity type in different non-single-crystalsilicon films. With this configuration, the titanium silicide film ofthe C49 and/or C54 structure and/or the titanium nitride film preventsthe dopant in the first or second conductivity type non-single-crystalsilicon film from diffusing into the metal silicide film. Hence, anincrease in the resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon-filmresulting from a drop in the dopant concentration in thenon-single-crystal silicon film is suppressed, which enables provisionof a gate electrode having a desired resistance. Further, as a result ofthis, the dopants for the first and second conductivity types areprevented from diffusing to mix each other, which allows the distancebetween the gate electrodes of the first and second conductivity typesto be made small, and thereby enables provision of a miniaturizedsemiconductor device.

A semiconductor device of a fifth aspect is similar to the semiconductordevice of any one the first through fourth aspects, but thenon-single-crystal silicon film further contains nitrogen. With thisconfiguration, diffusion of the dopant in the non-single-crystal siliconfilm into the metal silicide film is prevented by not only the titaniumsilicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structure and the titanium nitridefilm, but also nitrogen. As a result, an increase in the resistance ofthe non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from a drop in the dopantconcentration of the non-single-crystal silicon film is furthersuppressed, which more positively enables provision of a semiconductordevice with a wiring layer having a desired resistance.

A semiconductor device of a sixth aspect is similar to the semiconductordevice of any one the first through fifth aspects, but the titaniumsilicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structure is formed at a thicknessof not less than 20 Å. With this configuration, the titanium silicidefilm of the C49 and/or C54 structure having a thickness of not less than20 Å positively prevents the dopant in a non-single-crystal silicon filmfrom diffusing into the metal silicide film. As a result, an increase inthe resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from adrop in the dopant concentration of the non-single-crystal silicon filmis further suppressed, which ensures provision of a semiconductor devicewith a wiring layer having a desired resistance.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a method ofmanufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of sequentiallyforming a non-single-crystal silicon film containing a dopant fordetermining its conductivity type, a titanium film, and a metal silicidefilm on a substrate; and forming a titanium silicide film of the C49and/or C54 structure by reacting the titanium film with thenon-single-crystal silicon film using a heat treatment. With the abovemanufacturing method, the titanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54structure prevents the dopant in the non-single-crystal silicon filmfrom diffusing into the metal silicide film. As a result, it becomespossible to suppress an increase in the resistance of thenon-single-crystal silicon film resulting from a drop in the dopantconcentration of the non-single-crystal silicon film. Further, a nativeoxide film on the non-single-crystal silicon film is eliminated beingreduced by titanium of the titanium film, as a result of which itbecomes possible to suppress an increase in resistance due to the nativeoxide film.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a method ofmanufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of sequentiallyforming a non-single-crystal silicon film containing a dopant fordetermining its conductivity type, a titanium film, a titanium nitridefilm, and a metal silicide film on a substrate; and forming a titaniumsilicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structure by reacting the titaniumfilm with the non-single-crystal silicon film using a heat treatment.With this manufacturing method, not only the titanium silicide film ofthe C49 and/or C54 structure but also the titanium nitride film preventsthe dopant in the non-single-crystal silicon film from diffusing intothe metal silicide film. As a result, an increase in the resistance ofthe non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from a drop in the dopantconcentration of the non-single-crystal silicon film is furthersuppressed. Moreover, a native oxide film on the non-single-crystalsilicon film is eliminated being reduced by titanium of the titaniumfilm, as a result of which it becomes possible to suppress an increasein resistance due to the native oxide film.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a method ofmanufacturing a dual gate CMOS semiconductor device comprises the stepsof forming a non-single-crystal silicon film on a semiconductorsubstrate; implanting a dopant for determining a first conductivity typeand a dopant for determining a second conductivity type into differentregions of the non-single-crystal silicon film; sequentially forming atitanium film, a metal silicide film, or a titanium film, a titaniumnitride film, and a metal silicide film on the non-single-crystalsilicon film; forming a titanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54structure by reacting the titanium film with the non-single-crystalsilicon film using a heat treatment; patterning a multiple layer of thenon-single-crystal silicon film, the titanium silicide film, and themetal silicide film, or a multiple layer of the non-single-crystalsilicon film, the titanium silicide film, the titanium nitride film, andthe metal silicide film, thereby forming gate electrodes respectivelyhaving the first and second conductivity types. With this manufacturingmethod, the titanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structureand/or the titanium nitride film prevents diffusion of the dopants inthe first and second conductivity type non-single-crystal silicon filmsfrom diffusing into the metal silicide film. For this reason, anincrease in the resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon filmresulting from a drop in the dopant concentrations of thenon-single-crystal silicon-film is suppressed, and it becomes possibleto provide gate electrodes having a desired resistance. Further, as aresult of this, the dopants for the first and second conductivity typesdopants are prevented from diffusing to mix each other, which allows thedistance between the gate electrodes of the first and secondconductivity types to be made smaller and, eventually, allowsminiaturization of a semiconductor device. Furthermore, a native oxidefilm on the non-single-crystal silicon film is eliminated being reducedby titanium of the titanium film, as a result of which it becomespossible to suppress an increase in resistance due to the native oxidefilm.

A manufacturing method of a tenth aspect is similar to that of any oneof the seventh through ninth aspects, but it further comprises the stepof implanting nitrogen ions into the non-single-crystal silicon film.With this manufacturing method, diffusion of the dopant in thenon-single-crystal silicon film into the metal silicide film isprevented by the titanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structureand/or the titanium nitride film as well as by nitrogen. As a result, itbecomes possible to suppress an increase in the resistance of anon-single-crystal silicon film resulting from a drop in the dopantconcentration in the non-single-crystal silicon film.

A manufacturing method of an eleventh aspect is similar to that of anyone of the seventh through tenth aspects, but a titanium silicide filmmainly having the C49 structure is formed by reacting the titanium filmwith the non-single-crystal silicon film by performing a heat treatmentat about 500° C. With this manufacturing method, formation of thetitanium silicide film of the C49 structure is ensured, and the titaniumsilicide film of the C49 structure positively prevents the dopant in thenon-single-crystal silicon film from diffusing into the metal silicidefilm, whereby it becomes possible to positively suppress an increase inthe resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from adrop in the dopant concentration of the non-single-crystal silicon film.

A manufacturing method of a twelfth aspect is similar to that of any oneof the seventh through tenth aspects, but the titanium silicide filmmainly having the C54 structure is formed by reacting the titanium filmwith the non-single-crystal silicon film by performing a heat treatmentat about 700° C. With this manufacturing method, formation of thetitanium silicide film of the C54 structure is ensured, and the titaniumsilicide film of the C54 structure positively prevents the dopant in thenon-single-crystal silicon film from diffusing into the metal silicidefilm, whereby it becomes possible to positively suppress an increase inthe resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from adrop in the dopant concentration of the non-single-crystal silicon film.

A manufacturing method of a thirteenth aspect is similar to that of anyone of the seventh through tenth aspects, but the titanium silicide filmmade of a mixed crystal of the C49 and C54 structures is formed byreacting the titanium film with the non-single-crystal silicon film byperforming a heat treatment at 500° C. to 700° C. With thismanufacturing method, formation of the titanium silicide film made of amixed crystal of the C54 and the C49 structures is ensured, and thattitanium silicide film positively prevents the dopant in thenon-single-crystal silicon film from diffusing into the metal silicidefilm, whereby it becomes possible to positively suppress an increase inthe resistance of the non-single-crystal silicon film resulting from adrop in the dopant concentration of the non-single-crystal silicon film.

A manufacturing method of a fourteenth aspect is similar to that of anyone of the seventh through thirteenth aspects, but the titanium film isformed at a thickness of not less than 10 Å. With this manufacturingmethod, the titanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structure isreliably formed at a desired thickness, and the titanium silicide filmof the C49 and/or C54 structure having a desired thickness positivelyprevents the dopant in the non-single-crystal silicon film fromdiffusing into the metal silicide film. As a result, it becomes possibleto positively suppress an increase in the resistance of thenon-single-crystal silicon film resulting from a drop in the dopantconcentration of the non-single-crystal silicon film.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of asemiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 2A-2C are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing steps ofthe semiconductor device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of asemiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 4A-4C are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing steps ofthe semiconductor device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of asemiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 6A-6D are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing steps ofthe semiconductor device shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of asemiconductor device according to a fourth embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 8A-8D are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing steps ofthe semiconductor device shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of asemiconductor device according to a fifth embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 10A-10D are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing stepsof the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 9;

FIG.11 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of asemiconductor device according to a seventh embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 12A-12D are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing stepsof the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a graph showing a dependence of the titanium silicide filmhaving the C54 structure on the heat treatment;

FIG. 14 shows a transistor in a P+ region in a case where the P+ regionis formed adjacent to N+ regions;

FIG. 15 is a graph showing a variation in threshold voltage of thetransistor shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a graph showing variations in gate capacitance in anaccumulation range and an inversion range;

FIG. 17 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of a firstprior art semiconductor device;

FIGS. 18A and 18B are cross sectional views showing the manufacturingsteps of the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of a secondprior art semiconductor device;

FIGS. 20A-20C are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing stepsof the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of a thirdprior art semiconductor device;

FIGS. 22A-22C are cross sectional views showing the manufacturing stepsof the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 17; and

FIG. 23 is a top view illustrating a distance "d" between an NMOSformation region I and a PMOS formation region II in a dual gate CMOS.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1

A first embodiment of the present invention will be explained below withreference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross sectional viewshowing the construction of a semiconductor, i.e., an NMOS transistor,according to the first embodiment of the invention. In the drawing, thesame reference numerals are given to the corresponding elements of thepreviously mentioned conventional semiconductor devices, and theexplanation thereof will be omitted here for brevity. Reference numeral48 denotes a titanium silicide film of the C54 structure which is formedbetween a polycrystalline silicon film 6 and a tungsten silicide film 8,and numeral 32 denotes a gate electrode comprising the polycrystallinesilicon film 6, the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structure, andthe tungsten silicide film 8 which are stacked in the above order. Thetitanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structure has a face-centeredrhombic crystal structure, in which the crystal constants are a=0.824nm, b=0.478 nm, and c=0.854 nm.

Now, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device of the firstembodiment having the above-described construction will be described inconjunction with FIGS. 2A-2C. First, like the conventional semiconductordevices, a device isolation oxide film 2 is formed on a semiconductorsubstrate 1 by the LOCOS method. A gate oxide film 4 is then formed at athickness of 60 Å by oxidizing the top surface of the semiconductorsubstrate 1 by, e.g., thermal oxidation. A polycrystalline silicon film6 doped with a dopant for determining its conductivity type, e.g.,phosphorous, at a dose of 5×10²⁰ /cm² is formed on the gate oxide film 4at a thickness of, e.g., 800 Å by, for instance, CVD. A titanium film 33is then formed on the polycrystalline silicon film 6 at a thickness of,for example, 50 Å by sputtering. A tungsten silicide film 8 is thenformed on the titanium film 33 at a thickness of, for example, 800 Å bysputtering (FIG. 2A).

A heat treatment of RTA (rapid thermal annealing) is then carried outfor 30 seconds at 700° C. to react the titanium film 33 with thepolycrystalline silicon film 6, so that a titanium silicide film 48 ofthe C54 structure is formed (FIG. 2B). At this time, a native oxide filmof a few angstrom which exists on the polycrystalline silicon film 6turns into TiO (titanium oxide) as a result of reducing action oftitanium of the titanium film 33, and is discharged into the atmosphere.

The gate electrode 32 is formed by etching prescribed portions of thetungsten silicide film 8, the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54structure, and the polycrystalline silicon film 6 using photolithography(FIG. 2C). Arsenic ions, for example, are then implanted into thesemiconductor substrate 1 under the conditions of 30 keV and 40×10¹³/cm² while the semiconductor substrate 1 is tilted at, for example, 40°,to form LDD layers. A silicon oxide film is deposited at a thickness of800 Å by, e.g., CVD, and the side-wall oxide films 9 are formed byetching back the thus-deposited silicon oxide film. Source/drain regions3 are formed by implanting, e.g., arsenic ions, into the semiconductorsubstrate 1 under the conditions of 50 keV and 40×10¹⁵ /cm². An NMOStransistor is completed by subjecting the semiconductor substrate to aheat treatment of, e.g., 800° C. and 60 minutes (FIG. 1).

During this heating treatment or various heat treatments which will becommonly performed in later processes, the titanium silicide film 48does not lose its C54 structure.

This will be explained with reference to FIG. 13. FIG. 13 is a graphshowing sheet resistances of titanium silicide films obtained bysubjecting titanium silicide films of the C54 structure to heattreatments of different temperatures. As is evident from the drawing,the sheet resistance of the titanium silicide film increases steeply asthe heat treatment temperature increases from 850° C. This is considereddue to a phenomenon that the titanium silicide film loses its C54structure and starts to coagulate as a result of phase change. Inneither the above-mentioned heating process of about 800° C. and 60minutes nor various heat treatments commonly performed in laterprocesses (where in general the temperature does not exceed 850° C.),the titanium silicide film will not lose its C54 structure.

The semiconductor device of the first embodiment constructed in theabove way has the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structure that isformed between the polycrystalline silicon film 6 and the tungstensilicide film 8. With this construction, the titanium silicide film 48of the C54 structure prevents the dopant for determining theconductivity type, e.g., phosphorous, included in the polycrystallinesilicon film 6 from diffusing into the tungsten silicide film 8 .

A titanium silicide film of the prior art formed by sputtering does notpossess the C49 or C54 structure even if heated in a later process, andhas particle sizes approximately in a range of 0.02-0.05 μm. Incontrast, the particle size of the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54structure is as large as about 2.0-3.0 μm, so it has a high density.Thus, the titanium silicide film 48 can prevent the diffusion of thedopant for determining the conductivity type, e.g., phosphorous.

The prevention of the diffusion of, e.g., phosphorous by the titaniumsilicide film of the C54 structure will be explained with reference toFIGS. 14 and 15. In FIG. 14, two N+ regions are formed adjacent to a P+region, and the two N+ regions are connected to each other by a wiringline (gate electrode) I. The distance from source/drain regions (S/D)formed in the P+ region to the N+ region is represented by "d."

FIG. 15 shows a relationship between the threshold voltage Vth of thetransistor in the P+ region and the distance "d" shown in FIG. 14 forrespective cases where the wiring line I is a double layer of tungstensilicide and polycrystalline silicon, and where it is a triple layer oftungsten silicide, titanium silicide of the C54 structure, andpolycrystalline silicon. The term TiSi₂ appearing in FIG. 15 means atitanium silicide film having the C49 or C54 structure, or made of amixed crystal of the C49 and C54 structure.

As is evident from FIG. 15, if the distance "d" decreases from 100 μm,the threshold voltage Vth of the transistor with the tungsten silicidefilm and the polycrystalline silicon film increases. This is because thedopants for determining the conductivity type included in thepolycrystalline silicon film enter the tungsten silicide film anddiffuse therein, so that the dopants for the different conductivitytypes compensate each other in the N+ and P+ regions, which results inreduced effective concentrations and changes of the work functions.

On the other hand, in the device of the present invention provided withthe titanium silicide film of the C54 structure, the threshold voltageVth remains unchanged even if the distance "d" is small. This isattributable to the fact that the titanium silicide film of the C54structure prevents the dopants for determining the conductivity typeincluded in the polycrystalline silicon film from entering the tungstensilicide film. In view of the above, it is evident that the titaniumsilicide film of the C54 structure prevents diffusion of the dopant fordetermining the conductivity type.

Thus, the invention suppresses formation of a depletion layer across theinterface between the gate electrode 32 and the gate oxide film 4,realizing a semiconductor device, i.e., an NMOS transistor, having highdrive capability.

This will be further explained with reference to FIG. 16. As shown inthe drawing, in the device that is not provided with the titaniumsilicide film of the C54 structure, the dopant for determining theconductivity type diffuse into the tungsten silicide film. Hence, adepletion layer extends into the gate electrode, as a result of whichthe gate capacitance in the inversion range is smaller than that of inthe accumulation range. On the other hand, in the device having thetitanium silicide film of the C54 structure, the dopant for determiningthe conductivity type is prevented from diffusing into the tungstensilicide film, so that the gate capacitance in the inversion range isthe same as that in the accumulation range. The term TiSi₂ in FIG. 16means a titanium silicide film having the C49 or C54 structure, or madeof a mixed crystal of the C54 and C49 structures.

Further, because a native oxide film existing on the top surface of thepolycrystalline silicon film 6 is eliminated being reduced by titaniumof the titanium film 33, which has strong reducing action, when thetitanium film 33 reacts with the polycrystalline silicon film 6. As aresult, the native oxide film having high resistance disappears,enabling formation of a low-resistance gate electrode.

The resistivity of the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structure isabout 15-30 μΩ·cm, which is smaller than about 25 Ω·cm of the titaniumsilicide film not having the C54 or C49 structure formed by theconventional sputtering method. This allows the gate electrode 32 tohave a further lower resistance.

FIGS. 15 and 16 do not show results of a device having the titaniumsilicide film formed between the tungsten silicide film and thepolycrystalline silicon film by sputtering, but this case exhibits thesame results as the case of the device having the double layerconsisting of the tungsten silicide film and the polycrystalline siliconfilm.

Embodiment 2

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of asemiconductor device, i.e., an NMOS transistor, according to a secondembodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, the same referencenumerals are given to the corresponding elements in the firstembodiment, and hence the explanation thereof will be omitted here forbrevity. Reference numeral 34 denotes a titanium nitride film formedbetween a titanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structure and a tungstensilicide film 8, and numeral 35 denotes a gate electrode formed by thepolycrystalline silicon film 6, the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54structure, the titanium nitride film 34, and the tungsten silicide film8 which are stacked in the above order.

Next, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device of the secondembodiment having the above-described construction will be explained inconjunction with FIGS. 4A-4C. A device isolation oxide film 2 is formedon a semiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOS method in the same manner asin the first embodiment. A gate oxide film 4 is then formed at athickness of 60 Å by oxidizing the top surface of the semiconductorsubstrate 1 by thermal oxidation. A polycrystalline silicon film 6 dopedwith a dopant for determining its conductivity type, e.g., phosphorous,at a dose of 5×10²⁰ /cm² is deposited at a thickness of, e.g., 800 Å by,e.g., CVD. A titanium film 33 having a thickness of, for example, 50 Åis then formed on the polycrystalline silicon film 6 by sputtering.Subsequently, a titanium nitride film 34 having a thickness of, forexample, 100 Å and a tungsten silicide film 8 having a thickness of, forexample, 800 Å, are formed in this order also by sputtering (FIG. 4A).

The substrate is then subjected to a heat treatment of RTA for 30seconds at a temperature of 700° C. to react the titanium film 33 withthe polycrystalline silicon film 6, whereby a titanium silicide film 48of the C54 structure is formed (FIG. 4B). At this time, a native oxidefilm of a few angstrom that exists on the polycrystalline silicon film 6turns into TiO (titanium oxide) as a result of reducing action oftitanium of the titanium film 33, and the reduced substance isdischarged into the atmosphere.

The gate electrode 35 is formed by etching prescribed portions of thetungsten silicide film 8, the titanium nitride film 34, the titaniumsilicide film 48 of the C54 structure, and the polycrystalline siliconfilm 6 using photolithography (FIG. 4C). Arsenic ions, for example, arethen implanted into the semiconductor substrate 1 under the conditionsof, e.g., 30 keV and 40×10¹³ /cm² while the semiconductor substrate 1 istilted at, for example, 40° C., to form LDD layers. A silicon oxide filmis deposited at a thickness of 800 Å by, e.g., CVD, and side-wall oxidefilms 9 are formed by etching back the thus-deposited silicon oxidefilm. Source/drain regions 3 are formed by implanting, e.g., arsenicions into the semiconductor substrate 1 under the conditions of 50 keVand 40×10¹⁵ /cm². An NMOS transistor is completed by subjecting thesemiconductor substrate to a heat treatment of, e.g., 800° C. and 60minutes (FIG. 3).

The semiconductor device of the second embodiment constructed asdescribed above has the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structurethat is formed between the polycrystalline silicon film 6 and thetungsten silicide film 8 in the same manner as in the first embodiment,so that naturally similar advantages to those of the first embodimentare obtained. Further, the titanium nitride film 34, which is formedbetween the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structure and thetungsten silicide film 8, prevents more effectively the dopant fordetermining the conductivity type, e.g., phosphorous, contained in thepolycrystalline silicon film 6 from diffusing into the tungsten silicidefilm 8.

Therefore, the formation of a depletion layer across the interfacebetween the gate electrode 35 and the gate oxide film 4 is furthersuppressed, which in turn enables a semiconductor device, i.e., an NMOStransistor, having a further higher drive capability.

Embodiment 3

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of an DRAMcell semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the presentinvention. In the drawing, the same reference numerals are given to thecorresponding elements in the conventional device, and hence theexplanation thereof will be omitted here for brevity. Reference numeral36 denotes a titanium silicide film of the C49 or C54 structure formedbetween a polycrystalline silicon film 15 and a tungsten silicide film17, and numeral 37 denotes a bit line so formed as to fill a firstcontact hole 13. The bit line 14 comprises a polycrystalline siliconfilm 15 doped with, for example, phosphorous as a dopant for determiningits conductivity type, a titanium silicide film 36 of the C54 structure,and a tungsten silicide film 17 which are stacked in the above order.

A method of manufacturing the DRAM cell semiconductor device of thethird embodiment having the above-described construction will now beexplained also with reference to FIGS. 6A-6D. A device isolation oxidefilm 2 is formed on a semiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOS method inthe same manner as the conventional device is formed. Word lines 11 madeof, e.g., a polycrystalline silicon film are formed. Then, arsenic ions,for example, are implanted into the semiconductor substrate 1 to formdiffusion layers 10. A first interlayer insulation film 12 is depositedat a thickness of 6,000 Å by, e.g., CVD, and a desired portion of thefirst interlayer insulation film 1 is etched to the top surface of thediffusion layer 10 by photolithography, whereby the first contact hole13 is formed (FIG. 6A).

By using CVD, a polycrystalline silicon film 15 doped at 5×10²⁰ /cm²with, for example, phosphorus as a dopant for determining theconductivity type, is formed at a thickness of, for example, 800 Å. Atitanium film 38 is then formed at a thickness of, for example, 50 Å bysputtering, followed by formation of a tungsten silicide film 17 at athickness of, for example, 800 Å, by sputtering (FIG. 6B). Subsequently,a heat treatment of RTA is carried out for 30 seconds at 700° C. to forma titanium silicide film 36 of the C54 structure by reacting thetitanium film 38 with the polycrystalline silicon film 15 (FIG. 6C). Atthis time, a native oxide film of a few angstrom that exists on thepolycrystalline silicon film 15 turns into TiO (titanium oxide) as aresult of reducing action of titanium of the titanium film 38, and thethus-reduced substance is discharged into the atmosphere.

Next, the bit line 37 is formed by etching prescribed portions of thepolycrystalline silicon film 15, the titanium silicide film 36 of theC54 structure, and the tungsten silicide film 17 using photolithography(FIG. 6D).

This is followed by formation of a second interlayer insulation film 18at a thickness of 5,000 Å using, e.g., CVD. Second contact holes 19 areformed by etching prescribed portions of the first and second interlayerinsulation films 12 and 18 to the top surface of the diffusion layers 10by photolithography. Polycrystalline silicon doped with, e.g.,phosphorous is deposited at a thickness of 5,000 Å, and storage nodes 21are formed by patterning the polycrystalline silicon film. Capacitorinsulation films 22 having a thickness of, for example, 100 Å are formedon the storage nodes 21, and a cell plate 23 having a thickness of 1,000Å and made of, for example, a polycrystalline silicon film is formedthereon to constitute capacitors 20. Thus, a DRAM cell is completed(FIG. 5).

The semiconductor device of the third embodiment constructed asdescribed above has the titanium silicide film 36 of the C54 structurethat is formed between the polycrystalline silicon film 15 and thetungsten silicide film 17 in the same manner as in the embodimentsdescribed above. Therefore, for the same reasons as described in theabove embodiments, the diffusion of, e.g., phosphorous as the dopant fordetermining the conductivity type contained in the polycrystallinesilicon film 15 into the tungsten silicide film 17 is prevented by thetitanium silicide film 36 of the C49 or C54 structure.

Therefore, the resistance increase of the polycrystalline silicon film15 resulting from a drop in the phosphorus concentration of thepolycrystalline silicon film 15 is suppressed, as a result of which itbecomes possible to provide a semiconductor device, i.e., a DRAM cell,having only a small delay in signal reading.

Further, similarly to the embodiments described above, because a nativeoxide film existing on the top surface of the polycrystalline siliconfilm 15 is eliminated being reduced by titanium of the titanium film 38that has strong reducing action when the titanium film 38 reacts withthe polycrystalline silicon film 15. As a result, without a native oxidefilm having a large resistance, the bit line 37 is allowed to have asmall resistance.

As in the above-mentioned embodiments, the resistivity of the titaniumsilicide film 36 of the C54 structure is about 15-30 μΩ·cm, which issmaller than about 25 Ω·cm of the titanium silicide film not having theC49 or C54 structure formed by the conventional sputtering method.Hence, this also contributes to formation of the bit line 32 having asmall resistance.

Embodiment 4

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of an DRAMcell semiconductor device according to a fourth embodiment of thepresent invention. In the drawing, the same reference numerals are givento the corresponding elements in the conventional device, and hence theexplanation thereof will be omitted here for brevity. Reference numeral39 denotes a titanium nitride film formed between a titanium silicidefilm 36 of the C54 structure and a tungsten silicide film 17, andnumeral 40 denotes a bit line so formed to fill a first contact hole 13.The bit line 13 comprises the polycrystalline silicon film 15 dopedwith, for example, phosphorous as a dopant for determining itsconductivity type, the titanium silicide film 36 of the C54 structure,and the tungsten silicide film 17 which are stacked in the above order.

A method of manufacturing the DRAM cell semiconductor device of thefourth embodiment having the above-described construction will now beexplained also with reference to FIGS. 8A-8D. A device isolation oxidefilm 2 is formed on a semiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOS method inthe same manner as in the third embodiment. Word lines 11 made of, e.g.,a polycrystalline silicon film are formed. Then, arsenic ions, forexample, are implanted into the semiconductor substrate 1 to form thediffusion layers 10. A first interlayer insulation film 12 is depositedat a thickness of 6,000 Å by, e.g., CVD, and a desired portion of thefirst interlayer insulation film 1 is etched to the top surface of thediffusion layer 10 by photolithography, whereby a first contact hole 13is formed (FIG. 8A).

By using CVD, a polycrystalline silicon film 15 doped at 5×10²⁰ /cm²with phosphorous, for example, as a dopant for determining itsconductivity type, is formed at a thickness of, for example, 800 Å. Atitanium film 38 is then formed at a thickness of, for example, 50 Å bysputtering, followed by formation of a titanium nitride film 39 at athickness of, for example, 100 and a tungsten silicide film 17 at athickness of, for example, 800 Å by sputtering (FIG. 8B). Subsequently,a heat treatment of RTA is carried out for 30 seconds at 700° C. to forma titanium silicide film 36 of the C54 structure by reacting thetitanium film 38 with the polycrystalline silicon film 15 (FIG. 8C). Atthis time, a native oxide film of a few angstrom that exists on thepolycrystalline silicon film 15 turns into TiO (titanium oxide) as aresult of reducing action of titanium of the titanium film 38, and thethus-reduced substance is discharged into the atmosphere.

Next, the bit line 37 is formed by etching prescribed portions of thepolycrystalline silicon film 15, the titanium silicide film 36 of theC54 structure, the titanium nitride film 39, and the tungsten silicidefilm 17 by using photolithography (FIG. 8D). This is followed byformation of a second interlayer insulation film 18 at a thickness of5,000 Å by, e.g., CVD. A second contact hole 19 is then formed byetching desired portions of the first and second interlayer insulationfilms 12 and 18 to the top surface of the diffusion layers 10 byphotolithography. Polycrystalline silicon doped with, e.g., phosphorousis deposited at a thickness of 5,000 Å, and storage nodes 21 are formedby patterning the polycrystalline silicon film. Capacitor insulationfilms 22 having a thickness of, for example, 100 Å are formed on thestorage nodes 21, and a cell plate 23 having a thickness of 1,000 Å andmade of, for example, a polycrystalline silicon film is formed thereonto constitute capacitors 20. Thus, a DRAM cell is completed (FIG. 7).

The semiconductor device of the fourth embodiment constructed asdescribed above has the titanium silicide film 36 of the C54 structurethat is formed between the polycrystalline silicon film 15 and thetungsten silicide film 17 in the same manner as in the embodimentsdescribed above. For this reason, this semiconductor device brings thesame advantages as those obtained by the previous embodiments. Further,the titanium nitride film 39 is formed between the titanium silicidefilm 36 and the tungsten silicide film 17, and hence the diffusion of,e.g., phosphorous as the dopant for determining the conductivity typecontained in the polycrystalline silicon film 15 into the tungstensilicide film 17 is prevented more effectively by the titanium nitridefilm 39.

Therefore, the resistance increase of the polycrystalline silicon film15 resulting from a drop in the phosphorus concentration of thepolycrystalline silicon film 15 is further suppressed, as a result ofwhich it becomes possible to provide a semiconductor device, i.e., aDRAM cell, having a small delay of signal reading.

Embodiment 5

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional diagram showing the structure of a dual gateCMOS semiconductor device according to a fifth embodiment of the presentinvention. In the drawing, the parts that are the same as those in theabove-mentioned prior art are assigned the same reference numerals, andthe explanation thereof will be omitted. Numeral 41 denotes titaniumsilicide films of the C54 structure respectively formed between atungsten silicide film 8 and an N-type polycrystalline silicon film 29and between another tungsten silicide film 8 and a P-typepolycrystalline silicon film 31. Numeral 42 denotes an NMOS gateelectrode formed in an NMOS formation region I. The NMOS gate electrode42 comprises the N-type polycrystalline silicon film 29 doped with, forexample, arsenic as a dopant for determining a first conductivity type,the titanium silicide film 41 of the C54 structure, and the tungstensilicide film 8 which are stacked in the above order. Numeral 43 denotesa PMOS gate electrode formed in a PMOS formation region II. The PMOSgate electrode 43 comprises the P-type polycrystalline silicon film 31doped with, for example, boron as a dopant for determining a secondconductivity type, the titanium silicide film 41 of the C54 structure,and the tungsten silicide film 8 which are stacked in the above order.

A method of manufacturing the dual gate CMOS semiconductor device of thefifth embodiment will now be described also with reference to FIGS.10A-10D. First of all, a device isolation oxide film 2 is formed on asemiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOS method in the same manner as inthe conventional device described above. A P well 24 is formed byforming an opening in a resist film only in the NMOS formation region Iusing photolithography, and implanting, for example, boron ions into thesemiconductor substrate 1 while the energy of implantation is varied. AnN well 25 is formed by forming an opening in a resist film only in theNMOS formation region II using photolithography, and implanting, forexample, phosphorous ions while the energy for implantation is varied.

A gate oxide film 4 is formed at a thickness of 60 Å by oxidizing thetop surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 by, for example, thermaloxidation. A polycrystalline silicon film is then deposited at athickness of 800 Å by, e.g., CVD. An N-type polycrystalline silicon film29 is then formed by forming an opening in a resist film only above theP well 24 using photolithography, and implanting, for example, arsenicions into the polycrystalline silicon film under the conditions of 30keV and 4×10¹⁵ /cm². A P-type polycrystalline silicon film 31 is formedby forming an opening in a resist film only above the N well 25 usingphotolithography, and implanting, for example, boron ions into thepolycrystalline silicon film under the conditions of 5 keV and 4×10¹⁵/cm² (FIG. 10A).

A titanium film 44 is deposited at a thickness of, for example, 50 Å bysputtering. A tungsten silicide film 8 is then deposited at a thicknessof, for example, 800 Å, again by sputtering (FIG. 10B). The substrate isthen subjected to a heat treatment of RTA for 30 seconds at atemperature of 700° C. to react the titanium film 44 with the N-typepolycrystalline silicon film 29 and the P-type polycrystalline siliconfilm 31, to thereby form a titanium silicide film 41 of the C54structure (FIG. 10C). At this time, a native oxide film of a fewangstrom that exists on both polycrystalline silicon layers 29 and 31turns into TiO (titanium oxide) as a result of reducing action oftitanium of the titanium film 44, and the thus-reduced substance isdischarged into the atmosphere.

The NMOS and PMOS gate electrodes 42 and 43 are then formed by etchingprescribed portions of the N-type and P-type polycrystalline siliconfilms 29 and 31, the titanium silicide film 41 of the C54 structure, andthe tungsten silicide film 8 using photolithography (FIG. 10D). Then, byusing photolithography, LDD layers are formed in the NMOS formationregion I by implanting, for example, arsenic ions into the P well 24under the conditions of 30 keV and 4×10¹³ /cm² while the semiconductorsubstrate 1 is tilted at 40°. A silicon oxide film is then deposited ata thickness of 800 Å by, e.g., CVD, and side-wall oxide films 9 areformed by etching back the thus-deposited silicon oxide film.

Thereafter, an opening is formed in a resist film only in the NMOSformation region I by using photolithography, and N-type source/drainregions 26 are formed by implanting, for example, arsenic ions into theP well 24 under the conditions of 50 keV and 4×10¹⁵ /cm². P-typesource/drain regions 27 are then formed by forming an opening in aresist film only in the NMOS formation region II, and implanting, forexample, boron ions into the N well 25 under the conditions of 10 keVand 4×10¹⁵ /cm². A heat treatment is performed at 800° C. for 60minutes, to complete a dual gate CMOS device.

The semiconductor device of the fifth embodiment constructed asdescribed above has the titanium silicide film 41 of the C54 structurethat is formed between the tungsten silicide films 8 and the N-type andP-type polycrystalline silicon films 29 and 31 in the same manner as inthe embodiments described above. Hence, for the same reasons asdescribed in the above embodiments, the diffusion of, for example,phosphorous and arsenic, as the dopants for determining the conductivitytypes contained in the respective polycrystalline silicon films 29 and31 into the tungsten silicide film 8 is prevented by the titaniumsilicide film 41 of the C54 structure. Therefore, it goes without sayingthat similar advantages to those of the above embodiments are achieved.Further, the P-type and N-type dopants are prevented from diffusing tomix each other, so that the work functions of the gate electrode 42 and43 do not vary. For this reason, the distance "d" between the NMOSformation region I and the PMOS formation region II, as shown in FIG. 23used above in describing the prior art, can be made smaller, whichenables manufacture of a miniaturized dual gate CMOS semiconductordevice.

Embodiment 6

In the fifth embodiment, the NMOS and PMOS gate electrodes 42 and 43 areformed by the N-type or P-type polycrystalline silicon films 29 and 31,the titanium silicide film 41 of the C54 structure, and the tungstensilicide film 8 which are stacked in the above order. However, if theNMOS and PMOS gate electrodes are formed by the N-type or P-typepolycrystalline silicon film, the titanium silicide film of the C54structure, a titanium nitride film, and the tungsten silicide film whichare stacked in the above order, not only the titanium silicide film ofthe C54 structure but also the titanium nitride film prevents thedopants for determining conductivity types of the respectivepolycrystalline silicon films from diffusing into the tungsten silicidefilm. Therefore, the P-type and N-type dopants is more effectivelyprevented from diffusing to mix each other, and the work functions ofthe respective gate electrodes is certainly ensured to remain unchanged.For these reasons, the distance "d" between the NMOS formation region Iand the PMOS formation region II can be made further smaller, which inturn obviously means that the device can be miniaturized to a largerextent.

Embodiment 7

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view showing the structure of asemiconductor device, i.e., an NMOS transistor, according to a seventhembodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, parts that are thesame as those in the first embodiment are assigned the same referencenumerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted. Reference numeral45 denotes a polycrystalline silicon film containing, for example,phosphorous and nitrogen as dopants for determining its conductivitytype, and numeral 46 denotes a gate electrode comprising thepolycrystalline silicon film 45, a titanium silicide film 48 of the C54structure, and a tungsten silicide film 8 which are stacked in the aboveorder.

A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device (NMOS transistor) ofthe seventh embodiment having the above described construction will bedescribed in conjunction with FIGS. 12A-12D. First, similarly to thefirst embodiment, a device isolation oxide film 2 is formed on asemiconductor substrate 1 by the LOCOS method. A gate oxide film 4 isthen formed at a thickness of 60 Å by oxidizing the top surface of thesemiconductor substrate 1 by thermal oxidation. By using CVD, apolycrystalline silicon film doped at 5×10²⁰ /cm² with phosphorous, forexample, as a dopant for determining its conductivity type is depositedat a thickness of, for example, 800 Å. A polycrystalline silicon film 45containing phosphorous and nitrogen is formed by implanting nitrogenions 47 into the polycrystalline silicon film under the conditions of,for example, 5 keV and 4×10¹⁵ /cm² (FIG. 12A).

A titanium film 33 is then formed at a thickness of, for example, 50 Åby sputtering, followed by formation of a tungsten silicide film 8 at athickness of, for example, 800 Å also by sputtering (FIG. 12B). Thesubstrate is then subjected to a heat treatment of RTA for 30 seconds ata temperature of 700° C. to form a titanium silicide film 48 of the C54structure by reacting the titanium film 33 with the polycrystallinesilicon film 45 (FIG. 12C). At this time, a native oxide film of a fewangstrom that exists on the polycrystalline silicon layer 6 turns intoTiO (titanium oxide) as a result of reducing action of titanium of thetitanium film 33, and the thus-reduced substance is discharged into theatmosphere.

The gate electrode 46 is then formed by etching prescribed portions ofthe tungsten silicide film 8, the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54structure, and the polycrystalline silicon film 45 by usingphotolithography (FIG. 12D). LDD layers are formed by implanting arsenicions, for example, into the semiconductor substrate 1 under theconditions of 30 keV and 4.0×10¹³ /cm² while the semiconductor substrate1 is tilted at, for example, 40°. A silicon oxide film is deposited at athickness of 800 Å by, e.g., CVD, and side-wall oxide films 9 are formedby etching back the thus-deposited silicon oxide film. Arsenic ions, forinstance, are the implanted into the semiconductor substrate 1 under theconditions of 50 keV and 4.0×10¹⁵ /cm², whereby source/drain regions 3are formed. An NMOS transistor is completed by subjecting the substrateto a heat treatment of, for instance, 800° C. and 60 minutes (FIG. 11).

The semiconductor device of the seventh embodiment constructed asdescribed above has the titanium silicide film 48 of the C54 structurethat is formed between the polycrystalline silicon film 45 and thetungsten silicide film 8 as in the previous embodiments. Therefore, itgoes without saying that similar advantages to those obtained in theabove-described embodiments can be attained. The diffusion coefficientof nitrogen in the polycrystalline silicon film 45 is much differentfrom that of phosphorous. For this reason, when both nitrogen andphosphorous diffuse at the same time, their effective diffusioncoefficients are reduced, so that the diffusion of phosphorous issuppressed. As a result, the formation of a depletion layer across theinterface between the gate electrode 46 and the gate oxide film 4 isfurther suppressed, allowing production of an NMOS transistor having ahigher drive capability.

Although in the seventh embodiment the explanation was given of the casewhere the dopant for determining the conductivity type of thepolycrystalline silicon film 45 is phosphorous, the dopant is notlimited to phosphorous. Even if boron, arsenic, etc. are used as thedopant for determining the conductivity type, since their diffusioncoefficients are a little different from that of nitrogen, naturally thesame advantages will be achieved.

Although in seventh embodiment only the titanium silicide film 48 of theC54 structure is formed between the polycrystalline silicon film 45 andthe tungsten silicide film 8, the invention is not limited to such acase. If a titanium nitride film is formed between the titanium silicidefilm 48 of the C54 structure and the tungsten silicide film 8 as in theabove-described embodiments, the same advantages will naturally berealized.

In the seventh embodiment, explanation was given of the NMOS transistor.However, the present invention is not limited to such a case. If the bitline or each of the polycrystalline silicon films of the dual gate CMOSdevice is provided with nitrogen as in the seventh embodiment, thediffusion of the dopant for determining the conductivity type of thepolycrystalline silicon film will be suppressed by the introduction ofnitrogen. Therefore, in the case of the bit line, the resistanceincrease of the polycrystalline silicon film is further suppressed,which makes it is possible to reduce a delay in signal reading moreeffectively. Further, in the dual gate CMOS device, the N-type andP-type dopants are more effectively prevented from diffusing to mix eachother, and the work functions of the NMOS and PMOS gate electrodes areensured not to vary, which allows the device to be miniaturized to agreater extent.

Each of the above embodiments is directed to the case of forming thetitanium silicide film of the C54 structure. As described previously,the particle size of the titanium silicide film of the C54 structure isas large as 2-3 μm. It goes without saying that if the width of thewiring layer using the titanium silicide film of the C54 structure andthe thickness of the titanium silicide film of the C54 structure aregreater than this particle size, the titanium silicide film of the C54structure can be formed more easily. Where the width of the wiring layerand the thickness of the titanium silicide film of the C54 structure aresmaller than the above particle size, a titanium silicide film of theC49 structure and the titanium silicide film composed of a mixed crystalof the C54 and C49 structures are occasionally formed.

Embodiment 8

Although each of the above embodiments is directed to the case of usingthe titanium silicide film of the C54 structure, the invention is notlimited to such a case, but the titanium silicide film of the C49structure can also be used. Even if the titanium silicide film of theC49 structure is used, the same advantages as obtained in the previousembodiments will be ensured, because the titanium silicide film of theC49 structure provides similar results for the characteristics of FIGS.13-16 which were described above in connection with the firstembodiment.

In the following, only the differences between the titanium silicidefilm of the C49 structure and the titanium silicide film of the C54structure will be explained. The titanium silicide film of the C49structure has a body-centered rhombic crystal structure in which thelattice coefficients are a=0.362 nm, b=1.376 nm, and c=0.361 nm. Theparticle size is approximately 1.0 μm, and is slightly smaller than thethat of the titanium silicide film of the C54 structure. However, withrespect to the capability to prevent the diffusion of the dopant fordetermining the conductivity type, the titanium silicide film of the C49structure is no different from the titanium silicide film of the C54structure. The resistivity is as low as 100-200 μΩ·cm.

Further, as in the case of the titanium silicide film of the C54structure, the titanium silicide film of the C49 structure is formed byreacting a titanium film with a polycrystalline silicon film by usingRTA. However, to form the titanium silicide film of the C49 structure,RTA conditions of 500° C. and 30 seconds are employed.

If the titanium silicide film of the C49 structure is subjected to aheat treatment at more than 500° C. in some of various later heattreatment steps, there may occur partial transition from the C49structure to the C54 structure, in which case the titanium silicide filmcomes to be made of a mixed crystal of the C54 and C49 structures.Further, if the titanium silicide film of the C49 structure is subjectedto a heat treatment at a temperature of 700° C., the titanium silicidefilm of the C49 structure turns into the titanium silicide film of theC54 structure. However, the particle size of the titanium silicide filmof the C54 structure is larger than that of the titanium silicide filmof the C49 structure. Hence, in a wiring line smaller than the particlesize of the C54 structure, the titanium silicide film of the C49structure is less likely to turn into the titanium silicide film of theC54 structure, so that the titanium silicide film of the C49 structureremains intact.

Embodiment 9

Even if the titanium silicide film made of a mixed crystal of the C54and C49 structures is used instead of the titanium silicide film of theC54 structure, the same advantages as obtained in the previousembodiments will be ensured, because the titanium silicide film made ofa mixed crystal of the C54 and C49 structures provides similar resultsfor the characteristics of FIGS. 13-16 which were described above inconnection with the first embodiment. In the following, differences inthe methods for forming the titanium silicide film made of a mixedcrystal of the C49 and C54 structures, the titanium silicide film of theC54 structure, and the titanium silicide film of the C49 structure willbe explained. To form the titanium silicide film made of a mixed crystalof the C54 and C49 structures, RTA is performed to react a titanium filmwith a polycrystalline silicon film as in the case of forming thetitanium silicide film of the C54 structure. However, RTA conditions of500°-700° C. and 30 seconds are employed.

Embodiments 10

The above embodiments are directed to the NMOS transistor, the bit line,and the dual gate CMOS device. However, the present invention is notlimited to those cases, but, needless to say, can be applied to all ofwiring layers including a polycrystalline silicon film containing adopant for determining its conductivity type and a tungsten silicidefilm.

Embodiments 11

Although in the above embodiments the polycrystalline silicon film isused as an example of the non-single-crystal silicon film, the inventionis not limited to such a case, but, needless to say, an amorphoussilicon film, for instance, can also be used.

Embodiments 12

Although in the above embodiments the tungsten silicide film is used asan example of the metal silicide film, the invention is not limited tosuch a case, but, needless to say, a molybdenum silicide film, forinstance, can also be used.

Embodiments 13

In each of the above embodiments, the thickness of the titanium silicidefilm of the C49 or C54 structure has not been specifically described. Ifthis film is formed at a thickness of not less than 20 Å, the dopantdiffusion can be prevented positively. To form the titanium silicidefilm of the C49 or C54 structure at a thickness of not less than 20 Å,it is necessary to form a titanium film having a thickness of not lessthan 10 Å for reaction with a polycrystalline silicon film.

What is claimed is:
 1. A semiconductor device comprising: a wiring layerthat includes a non-single-crystal silicon film containing a dopant fordetermining a conductivity type of the non-single-crystal silicon film;a titanium silicide film of a C49 and/or C54 structure as a dopantbarrier layer; and a metal silicide film, other than titanium silicide,all of which films are substantially laid one on another so that thepattern edges match each other, wherein the titanium silicide filmcomprises titanium silicide obtained by reaction of a titanium layerwith silicon in the non-single-crystal silicon film accompanied withreducing reaction of a native oxide layer on the non-single-crystalsilicon film, forming a first interface between the non-single-crystalsilicon film and the titanium silicide film, and a second interfacebetween the metal silicide film and the titanium silicide film which aresubstantially free of a native oxide film.
 2. The semiconductor deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the wiring layer further includes atitanium nitride film between the titanium silicide film and the metalsilicide film.
 3. A dual gate CMOS semiconductor device comprising:afirst gate electrode including a first non-single-crystal silicon filmcontaining a first dopant for determining a conductivity type of thefirst non-single-crystal silicon film, a first titanium silicide film ofa C49 and/or C54 structure, and a first metal silicide film, other thantitanium silicide, all of which films are substantially laid one onanother; and a second gate electrode including a secondnon-single-crystal silicon film containing a second dopant fordetermining a conductivity type of the second non-single-crystal siliconfilm, a second titanium silicide film of the C49 and/or C54 structure asa dopant barrier layer; and a second metal silicide film, other thantitanium silicide, all of which films are substantially laid one onanother so that the pattern edges match each other wherein, both thefirst and second titanium silicide film comprise titanium silicideobtained by reaction of a titanium layer with silicon in thenon-single-crystal silicon film accompanied with reducing reaction of anative oxide layer on each of the first and second non-single-crystalsilicon films, forming a first interface between each of the first andsecond non-single-crystal silicon films and the titanium silicide film,and a second interface between each of the metal silicide films and thetitanium silicide film which are substantially free of a native oxidefilm.
 4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein thefirst gate electrode further includes a first titanium nitride filmbetween the first titanium silicide film and the first metal silicidefilm, and the second gate electrode further includes a second titaniumnitride film between the second titanium silicide film and the secondmetal silicide film.
 5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1,wherein the non-single-crystal silicon film further contains nitrogen.6. The semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein thenon-single-crystal silicon film further contains nitrogen.
 7. Thesemiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein thenon-single-crystal silicon film further contains nitrogen.
 8. Thesemiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein thenon-single-crystal silicon film further contains nitrogen.
 9. Thesemiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein the metal silicidefilm, titanium nitride film and titanium silicide film havesubstantially the same shape in the vertical and horizontal directions.10. The semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein the firstmetal silicide film, first titanium nitride film and first titaniumsilicide film have essentially the same shape in the horizontal andvertical directions, and the second metal silicide film, second titaniumnitride film and second titanium silicide film have essentially sameshape in the vertical and horizontal directions.
 11. A semiconductordevice comprising source/drain region and a gate electrode formed on agate oxide film on a substrate, the gate electrode that includes anon-single-crystal silicon film containing a dopant for determining aconductivity type of the non-single-crystal silicon film, a titaniumsilicide film of a C49 and/or C54 structure as a dopant barrier layer,and a metal silicide film, other than titanium silicide, all of whichfilms are substantially laid one on another so that the pattern edgesmatch each other, wherein the titanium silicide film comprises thetitanium silicide obtained by reaction of a titanium layer with siliconin the non-single-crystal silicon film accompanied with reducingreaction of a native oxide layer formed on the non-single-crystalsilicon film, forming a first interface between the non-single-crystalsilicon film and the titanium silicide film, and a second interfacebetween the metal silicide film and the titanium silicide film which arefree from a native oxide film.
 12. The semiconductor device according toclaim 11, wherein the gate electrode further includes a titanium nitridefilm between the titanium silicide film and the metal silicide film.